S 2086
110th Congress
Senate
Health
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Health insurance
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Poor children
Social Welfare
SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
Introduced: September 24, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 24, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) extend SCHIP through FY2008 and the first six months of FY2009; (2) provide additional allotments to states to address SCHIP funding shortfalls for the same period of time; and (3) authorize qualifying states to elect to receive the enhanced portion of the SCHIP matching rate for coverage of certain children under SSA title XIX (Medicaid).
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1